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ZulaQi

@zulaqi.bsky.social
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"How many of my brothers and my sisters will they kill before I teach myself retaliation? Shall we pick a number? ... I must become a menace to my enemies." Environmental protection, Gardening, History esp. Africa and Diaspora.

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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They took memory cards and sold us cloud storage. They took CDs and DVDs and sold us streaming. They took software you bought once and turned it into a monthly subscription. Corporate America figured out the real money wasn’t in selling you something. It was making sure you NEVER actually own it.
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nj.com/opinion/2026... New Jersey has become a national leader in addressing PFAS contamination.
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N.J. continues to lead nation in combating ‘forever chemicals’ | Opinion
New Jersey is leading a nationwide effort to remove PFAS-containing foam from service before it can further threaten public health and the environment.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/09/2026
Sure a Russian oligarch paid for Donald Trump Jr wedding, but Hunter once had a laptop!!!
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🧵 Today, we're going to delve into the remarkable story of James Forten—a Revolutionary War veteran and former P.O.W. He became one of the most influential Black abolitionists in early American history. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Chinese American Says She Voted for Trump to 'Stay Loved' and 'Stay Close to Whiteness': 'I Immediately Hated My Choice' www.ibtimes.co.uk/chinese-amer...
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Chinese American Says She Voted for Trump to 'Stay Loved' and 'Stay Close to Whiteness': 'I Immediately Hated My Choice'
Julia Wu says she regretted voting for Donald Trump in 2016, describing how church influence, racial identity, and a desire to belong shaped her decision.
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Ellen Sandbeck @esandbeck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I am going to just go ahead and assume that Kash Patel enjoys committing bestiality, and he's changing the policy in order to avoid being disqualified from his job. To paraphrase Donald Trump: "They're r4ping the dogs! They're r4ping the cats!"
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Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality
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Draculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wait. Hang on. First, beastiality isn't a blocker to joining the FBI, and now the FBI is suggesting that other agents don't trust ladies. Sounds like SOMEONE is in the pocket of big kangaroo, if you know what I mean.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
The FBI: stick to goats
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Democracy Donna @democracydonna.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I wish people would stop sanitizing words. Unhoused is homeless/ destitute. Deportation is human trafficking. Sex with children is rape. Food insecurity is hunger or starvation. We need to say what we mean and not try to sugarcoat terms. It’s my pet peeve. I’ll get off my soapbox now.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Head and neck cancer is often called the "Cinderella" of cancers because it receives far less public awareness, research funding, and media attention compared to other major cancer types, despite its severe impact on breathing, swallowing, and speech.
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CP @cp-bugzmom14.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I mean we do lots of business w/ China & barely say anything about the Uyghurs. Myanmar, Ethiopia and Sudan rarely make the news. I was raised thinking genocide was something we would stand up & fight against but it sure doesn’t seem like it.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...
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Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children (Gift Article)
A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Red-state official who defended gerrymander now accused of stealing small-town election www.rawstory.com/denny-hoskin...
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Red-state official who defended gerrymander now accused of stealing small-town election
Missouri's embattled secretary of state is facing a new whistleblower lawsuit accusing his office of illegally overturning a small city council election, adding to a growing pile of legal trouble for ...
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump told North Carolinians that he'll withhold FEMA funding needed for hurricane relief unless the candidate he endorsed wins the midterms. www.rawstory.com/trump-midter...
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'This is sick': Outrage as Trump taunts rallygoers with hurricane relief
President Donald Trump told North Carolinians that he'll withhold FEMA funding needed for hurricane relief unless the candidate he endorsed wins the midterms.On Wednesday, Trump showed up in Gastonia,...
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Agent Orange maker polluted this N.J. river. A 17-mile stretch will finally get cleaned up. www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
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Agent Orange maker polluted this N.J. river. A 17-mile stretch will finally get cleaned up.
The U.S. Justice Department announced a deal with a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum to help fund dredging the 17-mile Diamond Alkali Superfund site, from Garfield to Newark Bay.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I would like to point out that the local people in Bolivia were already familiar with the new cat species, traditionally calling it "Tilcayo", a name honored by the scientists who carried it over into the formal scientific name Leopardus tilcayo.
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Lori @tygergyrl17.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
From Really American: 1. THIS IS HILARIOUS: Republicans are losing their minds over the Buffalo Bills playing the Canadian national anthem, and it says everything about where their priorities are. The Bills opened their brand new $2.2 billion Highmark Stadium Thursday night against the
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The center’s newly released 2025 tax returns, however, reveal that Trump “is both lying about previous losses and hiding his own deliberate financial assault,” www.rawstory.com/kennedy-cent...
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Trump’s blatant Kennedy Center lies unmasked with release of new tax returns: report
President Donald Trump’s claim that the Kennedy Center he’s now threatening to demolish was losing “hundreds of billions” of dollars before he “got involved” was exposed Friday as a blatant lie after ...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is straight out of Handmaids Tale. A high school trying to force girls to disclose the dates and lengths of their menstrual cycle. Don’t comply? You lose a grade. There’s absolutely no reason a school needs this information other than to exert control over our bodies.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One day, when this is all over, accountability must rain down for every person who built or enabled this. There is so much violence and trauma it's hard to fathom.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Psychopaths
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On Thursday, the USIP filed an emergency motion asking a judge to stop "plans to carve President Trump's name into the facade of the iconic USIP headquarters building www.rawstory.com/trump-267787...
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'Emergency' declared as Trump tries to carve his name on another major institution
The United States Institute of Peace has thrown a wrench in another effort by President Donald Trump to emblazon his name on a historic building.On Thursday, the USIP filed an emergency motion asking ...
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We were told the economic anxieties and trauma about "woke" & "diversity" (incl. non-whites in America before them) forced good-hearted, religious, patriotic, family values clutching white people to choose Trump. Now more stories from those hoping to exonerate them: www.rawstory.com/trump-maga-2...
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Jim Acosta spots Trump flags coming down in MAGA country: 'I'm feeling a vibe shift'
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta says he's noticing fewer flags bearing President Donald Trump's name across rural Virginia, which he said signals a "vibe shift."During a Thursday episode of "The Jim Acos...
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Truly, what did folks expect? Those who hid their own depravities, ignorance, cruelty in justifications for why Trump was their god, their option, "not so bad" as they yelped about how terrible Kamala Harris was. That deluding themselves would make Trump not be what he has been for decades?
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On Thursday, a video circulated on social media of Trump's golf club in Virginia putting small fish in a chlorinated pool full of children, www.rawstory.com/trump-nation...
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Disgust as Trump golf club dumps live fish into kiddie pool: 'Gross and cruel'
A video is grossing people out as it shows a golf club owned by President Donald Trump dumping live fish into a pool with children.On Thursday, a video circulated on social media of Trump's golf club ...
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Data Center Diesel Spill Threatens New Jersey Meadowlands Ecosystem. A data center in Secaucus leaked thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into a sensitive wetland tributary, reigniting concerns over the ecological footprint of AI infrastructure. streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/data-ce...
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Data Center Diesel Spill Threatens New Jersey Meadowlands Ecosystem
A data center in Secaucus leaked thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into a sensitive wetland tributary, reigniting concerns over the ecological footprint of...
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Papa Johns, Propaganda and Putin: How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser www.propublica.org/article/thom...
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How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding
Rep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financia...
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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The head of the World Food Program is warning Sudan is on the brink of catastrophe — and funding has been cut in half. What happens next could affect millions. Read the full story. 🌍
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Sudan's hunger crisis deepens as aid money runs out, UN warns
The head of the World Food Program is warning Sudan is on the brink of catastrophe — and funding has been cut in half. What happens next could affect millions. Read the full story. 🌍
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The Watchers @thewatchers.rockosbasilisk.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
Over 80 dead after Al-Zaraa gold mine collapse in West Kordofan, Sudan A collapse at the Al-Zaraa gold mine near Al-Nuhud in West Kordofan, Sudan, had killed over 80 people by September 16, 2026, according to the latest unofficial figures. Rescue and recovery operations continue, with an […]
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Jen @secretaznjen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reminder that Macklemore didn't just say Free Palestine. He said Free Lebanon. Free Cuba. Free Congo. Free Sudan. AND he called ICE terrorists. So yeah Fuck Ed Sheeran
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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 16/09/2026
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Sudan's Silent Screams
The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15, 2026, one chapter in a long series that has spanned decades. This particular war is a violent power struggle between two military factions: the Su...
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New York Daily News @nydailynews.com · 16/09/2026
Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people with many more missing
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Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people with many more missing
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Shabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Abushariaa Ahmed (Sudanese, b. 1966). The Many Mothers of Sudan’s Revolution, Sudan 06-19 #7 (2019, ink on paper).
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Don't forget Sudan. Don't forget Sudan. Don't forget Sudan. Don't forget Sudan. Don't forget Sudan. Don't forget Sudan.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 16/09/2026
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel why he fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit "specifically tasked with monitoring threats with Iran," days before the U.S. launched an attack against the country. to.pbs.org/3UJiNF3
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WATCH: Blumenthal grills FBI Director Kash Patel on firing Iran specialists days before U.S. launched war
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel why he fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit “specifically tasked with monitoring threats with Iran,” d...
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Newly discovered docs dating back to the 1970's reveal that Shell has known about the harm caused by oil & gas for decades.These files aid the massive climate lawsuits targeting Shell: Hold the companies causing this crisis responsible. ActOnClimate Mike Hudema
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Langston Blues @dradambanks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Make it plain, Kap.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
🧠 Great Peter Thiel primer for anyone out of the loop or hasn’t connected the JD Vance dots together yet.
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Are we still supposed to believe that Trump supporters are economically-anxious, and have been tricked into supporting Trump? No intentional solidarity with corruption, hate, ignorance?
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
12.5 trillion tons of ice gone - and the melting is accelerating, while the AfD wants to throw climate protection in the trash Click on the blue link and the article will open in English kaizen-blog.org/en/125-billi...
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12,5 Billionen Tonnen Eis verschwunden - und die Schmelze beschleunigt sich, während die AfD den Klimaschutz entsorgen will
Seit 1979 sind aus Grönland und der Antarktis rund 12,5 Billionen US-Tonnen Eis verschwunden. Das entspricht 11,3 Billionen metrischen Tonnen. Würde man diese Masse gleichmäßig über die kontinentalen ...
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is basically the thesis of Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow (2010). Every white person should be required to read this.
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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis): This North American bird is found in southern Canada, eastern USA and Mexico. The 23cm (9.1in) bird is mainly granivorous but also feeds on insects and fruit. Striking shot taken by Anthony Martin in Clemson, South Carolina, USA. #northerncardinal #cardinal
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Gosh, what a shocker. Trump exploiting the presidency for personal financial benefit? 🤯
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ZulaQi @zulaqi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump made nearly 28,700 stock trades in 17 months. www.rawstory.com/trump-stock-...
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Trump's next major scandal set to explode as report reveals 'shocking' trades: DC insider
A Beltway insider issued a dire prediction Wednesday as reports revealed President Donald Trump made nearly 28,700 stock trades in 17 months.During an appearance on “Morning Joe,” political journalist...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
This isn’t a “sale”. Israel purchases these weapons with a fund created with U.S. taxpayer dollars. Biden/Harris blocked these 2000-pound bombs from going to Israel. Congress can block this “sale.” VOTE. www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...
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Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8B weapons sale
The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don’t believe the lies. Trump is *not* selling $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. It’s worse. Trump is *giving away* $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. American taxpayers are paying for those bombs.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment. I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza. This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets
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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋 @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2026/09/14/t...
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Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of c...
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